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MED Associates PHM-15 Series User Manual

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PROGRAMMABLE INTRACRANIAL SELF-
STIMULATION (ICSS) CURRENT STIMULATOR
PHM-15X
USER'S MANUAL
DOC-012
Rev. 2.3
Copyright ©2019
All Rights Reserved
Med Associates, Inc.
P.O. Box 319
St. Albans, Vermont 05478
Phone: 802.527.2343
Fax: 802.527.5095
www.med-associates.com

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  • Page 1 PROGRAMMABLE INTRACRANIAL SELF- STIMULATION (ICSS) CURRENT STIMULATOR PHM-15X USER’S MANUAL DOC-012 Rev. 2.3 Copyright ©2019 All Rights Reserved Med Associates, Inc. P.O. Box 319 St. Albans, Vermont 05478 Phone: 802.527.2343 Fax: 802.527.5095 www.med-associates.com...
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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    STIMOFF ............................12 STIMTEST.MPC Sample MedState Notation Program ............13 Examples Using STIMULATE and STIMON ................15 Appendix A | Software Installation ................16 Appendix B | Contact Information................16 - iii - DOC-012 Rev. 2.3 Copyright © 2019 Med Associates, Inc.
  • Page 4 M E D A S S O C I A T E S , I N C . PHM-15X ICSS STIMULATOR Notes _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Diagrams - iv - DOC-012 Rev. 2.3 Copyright © 2019 Med Associates, Inc.

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 | Introduction

    Also, a sample MED-PC ® program called STIMTEST.MPC is provided for reference. For more information regarding MED-PC ® , refer to the MED-PC ® User’s Manual and/or MED- ® Programmer’s Manual. - 1 - DOC-012 Rev. 2.3 Copyright © 2019 Med Associates, Inc.

  • Page 6: Chapter 2 | Hardware Configuration

    1 to 16. The last stimulator card in the network requires that the terminate switch to be placed in the ON position. When multiple stimulator systems are ordered, Med Associates will configure the node values and apply stickers near the top of the front panels indicating their value. In the event that a node value must be changed, refer to Figure 2.1 below.

  • Page 7: Hardware Guide

    SG-510 Interface Cabinet as shown in Figure 2.2 below. The system utilizes a DIG-729USB Interface shown in Figure 2.3 below. Figure 2.2 - SG-510 Cabinet with Stimulators and Control Network Card Figure 2.3 - DIG-729USB - 3 - DOC-012 Rev. 2.3 Copyright © 2019 Med Associates, Inc.

  • Page 8: Wiring Instructions

    DB-9 connector on the Control Network (PHM-152 COM) card as shown in Figure 2.5 below. Figure 2.5 - Connect the Control Network Card to the DIG-729USB - 4 - DOC-012 Rev. 2.3 Copyright © 2019 Med Associates, Inc.

  • Page 9: Stimulator Output

    It is important that the cable lengths mentioned above are used. If the cable lengths are exceeded, equipment malfunction may occur. Figure 2.6 - Daisy Chaining Cabinets Stimul ator Output Output from the stimulator is via a standard BNC connector. Med Associates offers several cables and adapters: Part Number Description PHM-155A 5’...

  • Page 10: Viewing The Waveform Using The Current Monitor Output With An Oscilloscope

    For instance, if the Sensitivity Range switch is set to the 20µA/V range and Current Monitor waveform shows a 5-Volt peak signal, then the peak current through the subject should be 100 µA. - 6 - DOC-012 Rev. 2.3 Copyright © 2019 Med Associates, Inc.

  • Page 11: Chapter 3 | Safety Lock-Out

    If the effected channel returns to the lock-out state after multiple attempts to reset, this is an indication that the channel has developed a hardware problem and must be returned for repair to Med Associates. - 7 - DOC-012 Rev.

  • Page 12: Chapter 4 | Testing The Hardware

    To run MED Test, click Start on the Windows ® taskbar, then All Programs > MED Associates > MED Test, then the MED Test application. Once MED Test is open, select Misc Modules > PHM-15X. Refer to Figure 4.1 below.

  • Page 13: Waveform Parameters

    ) Must correspond with module setting. NOTE 4: Period is the total time for one cycle or the sum (Pulse 1 + Delay 1 + Pulse 2 + Delay 2). - 9 - DOC-012 Rev. 2.3 Copyright © 2019 Med Associates, Inc.

  • Page 14: Activating The Stimulator

    "Sum Check Rec" box should contain the same number. If the "Sum Check Rec" box contains a different number, check the hardware connections and node values (see, Setting the Node Values, page 2). - 10 - DOC-012 Rev. 2.3 Copyright © 2019 Med Associates, Inc.

  • Page 15: Chapter 5 | Controlling Stimulators In Med-Pc

    NOTE 5: P1 through P8 may be numbers, variables, or array variables. Array variables must be expressed using square brackets P[1], not the normal parenthesis ( ) used in MedState Notation - 11 - DOC-012 Rev. 2.3 Copyright © 2019 Med Associates, Inc.

  • Page 16: Stimon

    NOTE 7: P1 and P2 may be numbers, variables, or array variables. Array variables must be expressed using square brackets P[1], not the normal parenthesis ( ) used in MedState Notation - 12 - DOC-012 Rev. 2.3 Copyright © 2019 Med Associates, Inc.

  • Page 17: Stimtest.mpc Sample Medstate Notation

    STIMTEST.MPC Sam pl e MedState Notati on Program The STIMTEST.MPC sample protocol shown below is included on the PHM-15X installation disk. \ Copyright (C) 2016 MED Associates, All rights reserved. \ STIMTEST.MPC \ This program demonstrates how to properly call the MED-PC commands that start \ and stop the PHM-15X Stimulators.
  • Page 18 ~StimOn(MG, BOX, 1);~ ---> S5 #R^RightLever: ~StimOn(MG, BOX, 2);~ ---> S5 \ Make sure the User can't send another StimOn \ command while the Stimulator is running. H#T: ---> S3 - 14 - DOC-012 Rev. 2.3 Copyright © 2019 Med Associates, Inc.

  • Page 19: Examples Using Stimulate And Stimon

    Example B: LIST P = 0, 200, 80, 100, 200, 80, 125, 500 S.S.1, 0.01": SET P(0) = BOX; ~Stimulate(MG,P[0],P[1],P[2],P[3],P[4],P[5],P[6],P[7]);~ ---> S2 10#R1: ~StimOn(MG, P[0], 1);~ ---> S2 - 15 - DOC-012 Rev. 2.3 Copyright © 2019 Med Associates, Inc.

  • Page 20: Appendix A | Software Installation

    Start menu, select All Programs > MED Associates > MED-PC > Manuals to access the Programmer’s Manual. APPENDIX B | CONTACT INFORMATION Please contact Med Associates, Inc. for information regarding any of our products. For Technical questions, email support@med-associates.com. For Sales questions, email sales@med-associates.com.

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